B.C. drug dealer gets prison time in place of ‘demonstrably unfit’ house arrest

British Columbia’s top court has imposed a five-year prison sentence on Kyle Robert Bird, who was initially sentenced to house arrest for trafficking nearly $250,000 worth of ecstasy and fentanyl. His 2013 Jaguar XF was seized as an “instrument of illegal activity,” and the court emphasized the need for a substantial sentence due to the serious risks posed by fentanyl and Bird’s significant moral culpability.

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